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What I'd like to do is make one of the 500 GB HDDs the C drive, and reinstall my Vista onto it, and reformat the 70 GB Raptor that my OS is currently on. I've backed everything up that I need to, and I've said my goodbyes to anything I can stand to lose. I just need to know what steps I would need to take to be able to accomplish this. If anyone could help me with that, it'd be much appreciated.

ADD: Just to clarify, I DO have the original OEM disc of the version of Vista that is installed on this comp.ADD: Also, they are SATA drives.

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Troy

Posted 17 November 2009 - 07:03 AM

It looks like you would run exactly what you've said, I often find it helpful to get some scrap paper and draw me up a mud-map as I go so I know what I'm doing and where I'm up to.

If you know what you're doing and just wanted confirmation, then follow along, otherwise if you want me to break it up into the whole step-by-step instructions (i.e. "Turn computer off, disconnect power cord, plug in power cable to hard drives...") let me know and I will.

Make sure you have full backups of everything on a completely separate backup hard drive

Disconnect all hard drives except for one of the 500GB (this will be your C:)

happyrock

Posted 17 November 2009 - 07:53 AM

happyrock

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unless you want a clean install..best way is to clone your OS drive to the empty drive...that way you keep any system settings ...HDClone is free and it can copy bit for bit..make a exact copy of the original drive...just with more free space...the paid versions are faster